After the collapse of the Soviet Union, all necessary procedures for the legal registration of the young republic and its establishment as an independent state were carried out in South Ossetia. This is stated in the message of the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation, which the diplomatic mission sent to all diplomatic missions accredited in the Russian Federation, as well as to the Georgian Interests Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in connection with the 34th anniversary of the formation of the Republic of South Ossetia.
The Embassy reminded that thirty-four years ago, people of South Ossetia, having encountered the Georgian nationalism and being in a critical situation, based on the principles of international law and current legislation, guided by their right to self-determination, made a fateful decision to transform the autonomous region into the South Ossetian Democratic Republic within the USSR, later renamed the Republic of South Ossetia.
“As showed by the events that followed this decision, this step was the only correct one that allowed the people of South Ossetia to survive. Despite the incredible difficulties and trials that the residents of the Republic were subjected to due to permanent Georgian aggression, the people survived. There is no doubt that over the past time, the young state has come a long way and achieved significant success in all spheres of life,” the Embassy has noted.
It was added that the Ossetian people were deeply grateful to the Russian Federation for its invaluable assistance in August 2008 and the elimination of the socio-economic consequences of the war, for building friendly, partnership relations with the Republic.
The diplomatic organization has emphasized that today the Republic of South Ossetia is the internationally recognized state building its policy on the principles of international law, mutual respect between peoples and countries, for the sake of the peaceful and safe development of its people and stability in the region.
September 20, 2024 marks a significant date in the history of the Ossetian people - thirty-four years since the formation of the Republic of South Ossetia.
